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john-putnam
john-putnam
@john-putnam
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Joined: February 4, 2011 9:44 am
Last seen: September 23, 2026 9:30 am
Topics: 82 / Replies: 2381
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RE: Three section prism poles gradutated in feet?

Just use metric.?ÿ Whit most DCs switching between US feet / Meters / Int Feet is just a button push away. ?ÿ Like John, I use metric for just about e...

8 years ago
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RE: Leica CS20 Seco Cradle

Thanks for the tip.?ÿ I've been using the Seco cradle for RX series (part 5198-086).?ÿ It works but its to short to drill in the stylus holder.?ÿ I mi...

8 years ago
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RE: Laying out 10,000s of points quickly?

Setting the ends and running a rag tape or marked rope is definitely the way to go.?ÿ The flag-shooter type systems look good on paper but unless your...

8 years ago
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RE: How to drive iron pipe in concrete

From my experience, not that I do a lot of land development work, the exterior boundary is monumented prior to recording of the plat.?ÿ Then once mass...

8 years ago
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RE: How to drive iron pipe in concrete

Going the post monumentation route, setting the interior pins after construction, should eliminate the need for resets do to construction activity.?ÿ ...

8 years ago
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RE: How to drive iron pipe in concrete

Eli, I stand corrected.?ÿ In the 29 years I've been surveying in Oregon I don't think I've every set anything but 5/8"x30" iron rods, unless they hit ...

8 years ago
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RE: How or why did you become a surveyor?

Whilst on a glaciology expedition it was decided that because of my size I would be able to hump a T-2 around the ice for a summer.?ÿ I liked it so wh...

8 years ago
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RE: How to drive iron pipe in concrete

FYI, That is an old, and I mean really old, version of the statute.?ÿ Since I can remember the Oregon requirements for subdivision or partition plat c...

8 years ago
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RE: Today's Ring Ring aka HUFU

Lately I've had a couple of similar calls sans the as-built bit.?ÿ It seems to be a trend.?ÿ An engineer I know keeps using the statewide LiDAR data a...

8 years ago
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RE: Actual Degree in Surveying

BS in Geographic Science with a dual interest in cartography and geomorphology here.?ÿ Lots of digital cartography (prior to GIS), photogrammetry and ...

8 years ago
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RE: Trimmark IIe

Are you still looking for the IIe?

8 years ago
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RE: Liscad and Leica Viva Smartworx String Coding

Squowse, If your still looking for info on outputting to liscad email me at jputnam'at'oriongeomatics'dot'com, I'm finally back in town.?ÿ The bottom ...

8 years ago
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RE: Jack Hammer Recommendations

I've had success using my Bosch 36v rotor-hammer for this purpose.?ÿ I have a couple of chisel tips for mine that do a good job in asphalt and gravel....

8 years ago
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RE: Liscad and Leica Viva Smartworx String Coding

I'm on holiday for another week, but do have a format file I created years ago to do just what your talking about.?ÿ Basically, you need to create a G...

8 years ago
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RE: Questions for the techy GooRoo's

I don't think that the lack of DC apps is based on current storage capacities but rather, as others have said, on return on investment.?ÿ Most DCs don...

8 years ago
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RE: Shots thru glass (not a shotglass)

Shooting through glass will give you a faulty position due to refraction.?ÿ While it is routinely done on monitoring project, it works because we are ...

8 years ago
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RE: Make Surveying a one man job

Aliquot, Of those 11 fatalities, how many were solo??ÿ How many were just driving to or from the job site??ÿ I'm not saying that field can not be dang...

8 years ago
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RE: Make Surveying a one man job

I've been solo for over 20 years now.?ÿ Even when I ran several crews, they were primarily solo.?ÿ On the rare occasion I will add a second person to ...

8 years ago
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RE: Leica Carrier - Optical Plumb Adjustment

Sounds to me like you need to take it in for servicing.?ÿ After 19 years it deserves a day at the spa.

8 years ago
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RE: Per diem

I spend a lot of time in hotels.?ÿ The only problem I have with the GSA lodging rate is that it does not account for taxes.?ÿ In some areas that can a...

8 years ago
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